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AI in Payments and Receivables: Where Should Financial Institutions Start?
AI has quickly become a priority for many financial institutions. The pressure to figure out where AI fits is real, but that can lead teams to start...
Integrated Receivables
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Beyond Lending: How Receivables Can Help Credit Unions Grow Business Relationships
Credit unions looking to grow business-member relationships should think beyond the initial lending relationship. The way they support receivables...
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What Receivables Modernization Should Solve for Financial Institutions
Financial institutions are actively evaluating receivables and payment processing technology. The real question isn't which features to add—it's...
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The 18-Month Receivables Window: Key Findings
18 18 18 18 Months 75% of FIs are evaluating, or plan to, within the next 18 months. Receivables modernization is moving from an operational...
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What Success Looks Like in Receivables Processing
Benjamin Nestor: July 6, 2026
This article draws on findings from a Datos Insights research paper commissioned by CheckAlt. For community and midsize banks and credit unions...
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What 2025 Consumer Bill Payment Trends Mean for Financial Institutions
Consumer bill payment habits continue to evolve, but the operational realities behind those payments are becoming more—not less—complex.
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What the 18-Month Receivables Window Means for Banks and Credit Unions
Benjamin Nestor: June 23, 2026
This article draws on findings from a Datos Insights research paper commissioned by CheckAlt. For commercial banks and credit unions under US$30...
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From Answers to Action: The Next Phase of AI in Payments and Receivables
Why the shift from generative AI to agentic AI matters for payments and receivables workflows. Watch the Video: AI In Payments & Receivables: From...
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The Missing Piece of Real-Time Payment Processing: Integrated Receivables
Editor’s Note: This article has been updated from its original publication in April 2021. Faster payment expectations are changing how organizations...
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How Financial Institutions Can Fix Receivables with True Modernization
For many financial institutions (FIs), digitizing receivables has become shorthand for progress. Treasury management leaders roll out online payment...
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Operational Resilience in Banking Starts with Receivables: Managing Risk and Scale with Automation
Operational pressure in banking is no longer confined to any single function. Fraud attempts continue to rise. Staffing gaps across operations and...
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What 2026 Demands of Receivables Operations: Leadership POV
How commercial expectations, operations, technology, risk, and financial discipline are converging to reshape receivables in 2026. In this article:...
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Modern Receivables, Simplified: Why Financial Institutions Are Turning to an Integrated Approach
Receivables are becoming harder to manage across separate systems. See how an integrated approach brings those channels together for a modern...
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The Future of Commercial Checks in a Digital-First World
Commercial checks aren’t disappearing—but they are transforming. As digital payments become dominant, the role of checks is shrinking, shifting, and...
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From Stuck to Streamlined: Why It's Time to Rethink Receivables
If you're reading this, chances are your institution is investing heavily in modernization. You’ve upgraded your core, added real-time payments, and...